Original Virgil Arlo 1959 PAF Pickus (Not the reissue)

Original Virgil Arlo 1959 PAF Pickup (NOT THE REISSUE)

Nickel Covers

White Label ordered in 2017 directly from the man himself. Not the reissue.

In 2019, Virgil Arlo retired from winding guitar pickups. Dealers quickly sold out their remaining inventory pretty quickly both of Rudy Pensa's New York City are stores completely sold out within a couple of days. It didn't take long for the Virgil Arlo pickups to appear on the used market for $3,000/set. When he retired in 2019, the prices for Virgil Arlo Pickups spiked to the $3,000 range. Sometimes you see sets from one of his old dealers show up on ebay or Reverb, there are also a few collectors that will sell sets on these sites. In 2021, Tone Specific Pickups started making the Virgil Arlo Reissues using the remaining part supply from Mr.Arlo's shop. They sell them for less than the original Arlo Humbuckers sell for on the used market, according to the Tone Specific website, the expect to completely sell out sometime in late 2021 or 2022. Its not difficult to imagine the used price spiking once again after these Virgil Arlo Reissues are sold out.